The Symmetrical Patterning in Franciscan Writings of the Late Middle Ages

Author:

Treanor, Lucia

Year:

2011

Pages:

272

ISBN:

0-7734-2535-7978-0-7734-2535-4

Price:

199.95

A study of palindromic structures (words or phrases that can be read the same way forwards and backwards) in the works of Bonaventure, Dante, Boccaccio, and the Franciscan writers of the late Middle Ages. Provides the conceptual basis for the use of the palindrome while demonstrating that palindrome was not just an ornamental style of writing, but also a reflection of humanity’s perception of the world. Significant attention has been paid to Franciscan theology as it relates to human endeavors and God’s creation.

Reviews

“The hidden palindromic structures that Sr. Lucia reveals within the Franciscan texts are analogous to those traces of the divine that may be perceived in the world.” – Prof. Benjamin G. Lockerd Grand Valley State University

“In short, this monograph, a full-length study of the palindrome in any language, strikes me as essential work, a significant achievement by any standard, and I am glad to endorse it without the slightest reservation.” – Prof. Giuseppe Mazzotta Yale University

“… a complete study of palindromic structures, brings an inner structure that allows the reader to understand not only the rhetorical complexity of Medieval writing.” – Prof. Santa Casciani John Carroll University